Necktie retainer



March 31, 1931. A. c. RATAJACK NECKTIE RETAINER Filed June 11, 1929 i iI NVENTOR 4? ATTORNEYS.

Patented Mar. 31 1931 PATENT oFF cB ANNA G. BATAJ'AGK, OI CHIQAGQ,ILLINgOIB NECKTIE RETAINER Application filed a... 11, 1929. Serial no.870,117.

My invention relates to neckties of the fourin-hand type and my mainobject is to provide a novel means to hold the front of the necktieflatly in place.

A further object of the invention is to an:

chor the tail of the necktie to the shirt without the use of specialfastening or holding devices.

I A still further object of the invention is to provide means wherebythe front of the necktie may be secured by the same method as the tail.7

Another object of the invention is to coordinate the necktie with thestandardized spacing of the shirt buttons, that the latter may form thesecuring element for the necktie.

A final but nevertheless important object of the invention is to designthe novel retainer in the form of but a few minor alterations of thenecktie.

With the above objects in. view and any others that may suggestthemselves from the specification and claim to follow, a betterunderstanding of the invention may be had by reference to theaccompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of thenecktie as tied and with its tail secured by the novel retainer means;and

Fi 2 is a section of the necktie fully secure by such means.

In carrying out the invention, I makeuse of the standard four-in-handtie, which not only has general lines of uniformity in its shape, butalso is fairly standardized as 'to length. In coordinating the necktiewith the shirt front, the idea of standardization also applies, sincethe size and spacing of the but ton holes in the fronts of shirts areuniform, due to the fact that machine means are employed to space andmake buttonholes and standardization in this connection adapts themachines for use by any manufacturer of shirts. I

The first step along the above lines is to form buttonholes AB and Bthrough the tail C of the necktie, these buttonholes being spacedequally with the standard spacing of the buttonholes D. I also make abuttonhole E in the back fold F of the necktie front G.

When the wearer is about to form or tie the necktie, he will place thesame within the collar with the front and tail pendent. For

my purpose, he will 'aifix the tail as shown in Figure 1 over the shirtfront using the button 13, corresponding to and protruding from theshirt buttonholes to secure the tail as clearly shown by beingpassedthrough the tail buttonhole B. With the tail anchored to the shirtfront, the front of the necktie may be Wrapped and otherwise maneuveredto tie the necktie with the usual knot. Then the tail is further securedby passing the button A through the tail buttonhole A. When thisoperation is finished, the front of the necktie will hang down upon thetail, and the buttonhole E may then be employed to anchor the rear foldF of the front G upon the button A whereby to secure the necktie frontwith the tail to the shirt.

Since the necktie length and shirt front dimensions have beenstandardized as explained, it'is possible for me to locate thebuttonhole E relative to the necktie front G at such a height that thesaid buttonhole will readily register with the hei ht of the button AAlso, the location 0 the buttonhole E with respect to the buttonhole Amay be arranged so as to have the front of the necktie terminate evenwith the bottom of the tail or practically so when the necktie has beentied and secured as described.

It will be seen that the novel retaining means accomplishes severalresults, viz. (1) it anchors the tail of the necktie against the usualfreedom of lateral deviation with movements of the wearer; (2) it fixesthe position of the tail at a desired height; (3) it disposes of thetail while the movements are negotiated to tie the necktie; (4) it fixesthe position of the necktie front relative tovthe tail; (5) it securesthe necktie front in proper center position and against swinging to oneside or the other; (6) it secures the necktie front by concealed meansso that the observer is not aware of the presence of a special retainingfeature; 7) it furnishes a method for the formation of the necktie withevenly grouped extremities; and (8) it enables the retainer to be formedfrom the necktie itself and without any metallic or other adjustments,so that a minimum of alteration and labor is involved and the necktiemay be ironed or cleaned without any impediment whatever. a

I claim: The combination with a shirt front havin standardized spacedbuttons, of a necktie including a front and tail ada ted to be knottedand to be disposed in pen ent position over the shirt front, said tailhaving erforations therethrough spaced longitudinally and equally withthe aforesaid buttons, and said front having a buttonhole in a back foldthereof, which when the knot in the necktie is made is substantially inalignment with one of the buttons.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ANNA C. RATAJAGK.

